They did that so if they died they could be identified and the families told of their death. There was a great fear that they would be buried unknown and the civil war was before the introduction of dog tags.
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Rebels, Johnny, Johnny reb, reb and greyback were some names given the Confederate soldiers by the Union troops.
The Confederates, the South, the Rebels and the Grays were some of the names given to them by Union soldiers
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Bluebellies, Billy Yank, Yanks or Yankees are some of the names Confederate soldiers had for Union Forces
Rebels, Johnny, Johnny reb, reb and greyback were some names given the Confederate soldiers by the Union troops.